Shoe dressing and polishing cloth



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SHOE DRESSING AND POLISHING CLOTH Filed Jan. 22, 1957 FH; E11'1 Digi Patented `lune 18, 1940 moet PATENT FFHQ l SHE DRESSING AND POLISHING CLOTH J ollm C.

Hester, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor of one-third to George W. Young and one-third to Bertrand Lichtenberger, both of Milwaukee,

Wis.

Application `lanuary 22, 1937, Serial No. 121,91i

2 Claims.

This invention appertains to a shoe polishing device, and more particularly to a cloth for applying dressing to a shoe, and for polishing the shoe after the application of dressing thereto.

One of the primary objects of my invention is to provide a cloth having spots or knobs of shoe dressing adhesively secured to one face only of the cloth, whereby to leave the other face of the cloth clear and unobstructed to facilitate the successful use of such face for polishing the shoe after the application of dressing to the shoe.

Another salient object of my invention is to provide a combined shoe dressing applying and polishing cloth, which is so constructed that the dressing knobs will not be readily broken oli` of the cloth, and at the same time permit the cloth to be used for polishing by the mere reversal of the position of the cloth.

A further important object of my inventionis to provide a combined shoe dressing applying and polishing cloth, which will be durable and efiicient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be cheaply made in large quantities.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, ar

rangement, and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating my novel cloth. Figure 2 is a magnified sectional view of a fragment of the cloth, illustrating the novel means of afxing the knobs or spots of dressing to one surface only of the cloth, whereby the opposite surface will be clear for polishing purposes.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the

letter C generally indicates my novel device which, as shown, includes an elongated strip of cloth 5. The strip is of such a length as to permit the ends thereof to be grasped in the hands of an operator, and be drawn over the surface of a shoe. The cloth is preferably of a soft, fibrous nature, whereby it will not only form an ideal means for polishing a shoe, but whereby the shoe dressing, as will be hereinafter more fully explained, will firmly adhere to the cloth.

As shown in Figure 2, the cloth is relatively thick, and its opposite faces have fibres 6 projecting therefrom. On one face of the cloth is deposited a group 'l of spaced knobs or spots 8 of shoe dressing material. 'I'hese knobs or spots of shoe dressing material are compounded in a certain Way, which forms no part of the present invention, and the dressing forming the spots, is applied to one face of the cloth at a certain temperature, whereby a part of the dressing of each knob will flow into the interstices of the cloth on one face only thereof, leaving the other face clear, as will also be more clearly hereinafter pointed out.

By referring to Figure 2, it will be seen that the knobs 8 of shoe dressing are of a material thickness, and of a greater thickness than the cloth, and that the bases of the knobs are embedded or moulded into the fibres 6 on one face of the cloth. In other words, the fibres on one face of the cloth extend into the knobs themselves.

By having the knobs arranged in spaced relation, the cloth is free to flex and readily travel over irregularities in the surface of the shoe without the knobs contacting and breaking off from the cloth.

The group l of knobs 8 is arranged longitudinally of the cloth, preferably adjacent to the center of the cloth, so that hand grips will be formed at the ends of the cloth. By referring to Figure l it can be seen that the knobs in the group decrease in number transversely of the cloth at the ends of the group. This forms leading knobs only for initially riding over the shoe, whereby to guide the groups of knobs over the shoe without jar, and without causing the breaking off of any of the knobs.

As stated above, the lower surface only of the knobs of dressing will penetrate the fibre of the cloth, but will not penetrate entirely through the cloth or impregnate the lower side of the cloth, which side is utilized as a burnishing or polishing surface. Hence, the cloth 5 is provided on one side with a surface 9, which is utilized for applying the dressing to a shoe, and a surface I0, which is utilized for burnishing or polishing a shoe.

It is also to be understood that these moulded knobs of shoe dressing material are composed of a mixture of elements that will not be affected by normal temperatures, but are of suflcient softness to slough off on to the shoe when it is desired to dress the shoe. A

With the use of my cloth, the same is held at the ends thereof, with the knobs lowermost, and the cloth is brought back and forth over the shoe until a sufficient amount of the dressing from the knobs is applied to the shoe, after which the position of the cloth is reversed so as to bring the polishing surface I0 lowermost. This surface is then rapidly brought back and forth over the shoe so as to polish the same.

In other words, the cloth is a complete outfit for blackening, cleaning, and polishing the shoe, and will dispense with brushes or polish dressing boxes and other paraphernalia. It is further understood that owing to the simplicity of the article it can be readily rolled and sold to the trade without the expense of separate containers or packages, although the cloths can be sold in packages, if such should be desired.

Naturally, the knobs of dressing may be black, brown, or of any desired color or shape.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of my lnvention, but what I claim as new is:

l. As a new article of manufacture, a shoe dressing and polishing device comprising an elongated strip of soft brous cloth of a single thickness adapted to be used on one side for applying dressing to a shoe and on the other side for polishing the shoe, and spaced, raised knobs of shoe dressing of material thickness on the side of the cloth used for applying dressing to the shoe, said knobs having their bases secured to the cloth to adhere to the lbres of the cloth, whereby said knobs are adhesively secured to the mentioned face of the cloth without mai-ring the other face of the cloth which is utilized for polishing the shoe. A

2. As a new article of manufacture, a combined shoe dressing and polishing device comprising an elongated strip of soft fibrous cloth of a single thickness adapted to be used on one side for applying dressing to a shoe and on the other side for polishing the shoe, and a group of spaced, raised knobs of shoe dressing of material thickness on the side of the cloth used for applying dressing to the shoe, said knobs having their bases secured to the cloth to adhere to the bres of the cloth on one face only thereof whereby said knobs are adhesively secured to the mentioned face of the cloth Without marring the other face of the cloth which is utilized for polishing the shoe, said group of knobs being arranged longitudinally of the cloth Withthe knobs decreasing in number transversely of the cloth at the ends of the group whereby to provide leading knobs only for initially riding on the shoe to guide the group of knobs over the shoe incident to the movement of the cloth over the shoe.

JOHN C. HESTER. 

